Hardwood Floors February/March 2017

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• Shaw Industries Group, Inc. completed the purchase of US Floors, Inc. According to the company, the acquisition will further expand Shaw’s position in the resilient luxury vinyl tile (LVT) and hard surface markets. • Mullican Flooring has partnered with Scott Brothers Entertainment to provide hardwood flooring exclusively for their latest HGTV show, “Brothers Take New Orleans.” Acknowledgement Awards. Intermountain Wood Products won the award for Best Continuous Sales Growth, Brad Myers of Jaeckle Wholesale Distributors won the award for Distributor Salesperson of the Year and Jaeckle Wholesale Distributors won the award for Distributor of the Year. • Mohawk Flooring announced a new marketing program for its aligned retailers in 2017 through a new program on Houzz Inc., an online platform for home remodeling and design. • Bona US released its Bona Sand and Finish Training School schedule for the 2017 calendar year. New to the schedule this year are four Spanish-only dedicated trainings. Visit bona.com for a full list of dates. • Google and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization launched a digital tool, called Collect Earth, to help countries track land use change related to deforestation more accurately. • Apple announced important progress in their efforts to protect U.S. working forests. Apple has partnered with The Conservation Fund to donate to the conservation easement across more than 32,000 acres of working forest. • The South Carolina Forestry Commission estimated $205 million in Hurricane Matthew-related damages to South Carolina’s timber resources, primarily in the state’s eastern half . • Mercier Wood Flooring announced the winners of the annual Mercier

Photos courtesy of Oregon Lumber Company.

The 3 / 4 -inch thick, 3 5 / 8 -inch wide white oak was manufactured by Oregon Lumber Company. The family-owned company, located 180 miles south of Seattle, makes solid/engineered and end-grain flooring for a wide range of applications – from small projects to large – including residential and commercial. Kaswell Flooring Systems, Oregon Lumber’s east coast representative, was instrumental in working with the architect on the project. The product was manufactured from lumber supplied by Sam Carey Lumber Company of Germantown, Tennessee. As part of the process, each block is carefully selected, precision machined, kiln dried and turned on end. The individual end-grain blocks are then assembled together with a soft aluminum wire spline into flexible strips. “Since pianos are frequently rolled across the showroom floor, endurance was another key consideration in selecting the product and manufacturer,” says Rigos. “Oregon Lumber makes a superior product that met our specifications and passed durability tests. The floors have been in place for almost a year now and the product has held up very well.” “The new Steinway & Sons New York headquarters represents not only their continued 163-year-old commitment to building the most iconic brand of pianos but also shows Steinway’s worldwide support of the musical arts,” says Charles Couch, Oregon Lumber’s president and owner. “It was an honor for Oregon Lumber Company to be a part of the next 90-year Steinway vision. We are confident the oak end-grain flooring will stand the test of time alongside Steinway & Sons pianos.” PROJECT DETAILS Architect: Selldorf Architects (New York, New York); Lumber supplier: Sam Carey Lumber Company (Germantown, Tennessee); Manufacturer’s Representative: Kaswell Flooring Systems (Ashland, Massachusetts); Flooring manufacturer: Oregon Lumber Company (Lake Oswego, Oregon).

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